liv-o-lantern

liv-o-lantern: bobby, livia, and i went to the farmer's market yesterday and picked out some pumpkins. Livi was pretty excited about turning it into a "jack-o-lantern", but I don't think she really understood what that entails. Livi really didn't like getting her fingers dirty, but she liked helping daddy with the face. All in all, it was a good first pumpkin experience for Livia.

and on that farm he had a...

and on that farm he had a: my class and i visited the "nelson's farm" yesterday to culminate our units on life cycles/animals and pig stories from our reading curriculum. It was a fantastic day, despite that I couldn't stop shaking from being so cold. The kids learned a lot about farms, and I even got to swing on the barn swing a few times. All in all, it was a nice day.

a weekend away...

a weekend away: we decided to get away this weekend so we stayed at the holiday inn in otsego, mn. It has an indoor waterpark, so livi was in heaven! When we arrived we quickly changed into our swimming suits and headed down to the waterpark. It seemed a little odd that there were no kids swimming in the "kiddie area" but we headed there first. We were quickly told there would be no swimming for at least an hour. The lifeguard asked, "Did you hear what happened?" Of course we didn't, so she then proceeded to tell us that a kid had pooped in the pool. The area needed to be sterilized, which would be about an hour. What a way to start your vacation. So, a couple of hours later, we returned to the baby ruth scene and had a blast! It was a nice weekend away with the family...I just wish we could do it more often.

all girl...

all girl: couldn't resist this picture. Thanks daddy!

a-maze-ing....

a-maze-ing: we visited the "a-maze-ing farm" in eden valley on saturday. It was an "amazing" experience, to say the least. We were able to get into all the pens and hold lots of different animals. Livia really enjoyed the baby pot bellied pig. She hasn't stopped talking about all the animals, especially the chickens.

Livi and I decided to go inside the coop to pick some eggs. As we were doing so, one of the chickens decided it wanted its egg back. It started pecking at us, so we jumped out of the coop REALLY fast. We told Livia the chicken was saying, "I want my egg back!" So that is all she has been saying for the past few days. Lesson learned....be careful what you say!